The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word COVES which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Coastal inlets crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COVES | 25 % | 5 |
| FIORDS | 25 % | 6 |
| FJORDS | 25 % | 6 |
| RIAS | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Coastal inlets
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bays
- harbors
- ports
- anjou
- aquitaine
- arc
- artois
- auvergne
- berry
- champagne
- invest
- lorraine
Crossword Answer definitions
COVES noun- A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
- A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
- A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds.
- A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
- A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
- The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.
- A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.
- (thieves' cant) A fellow; a man.
- A friend; a mate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result COVES
- Blokes
- Sheltered inlets
- Small bays
- Shoreline indentations
- Shoreline shelters
- Recesses along the shore
- Sheltered bays
- Sheltered areas
- Small inlets
- Yacht spots
More clues leading to the result FIORDS
- Nordic wonders or hazards
- Arms of the sea.
- Inlets.
- Narrow inlets.
- Norway sights
- Coastal inlets
- Scandinavian sights
More clues leading to the result FJORDS
- Tourist attractions in the city of Bergen
- Steep-sided inlets
- Norwegian coast features
- Norwegian coastal features
- Features of Norway
- Glacially formed inlets like Hood Canal
- Scandinavian arms of the sea
- North Sea inlets
- Arms of the sea
- Norwegian waterways